Former Vice President Kamala Harris tours battleground states for Democratic candidates
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The gist
Former Vice President Kamala Harris rallied Culinary Union members in Las Vegas and endorsed Aaron Ford for governor.
Her multistate swing boosts Democrats before the Nov. 3 election.
Background
Kamala Harris is the former U.S. Vice President, the first woman, African American and South Asian American to hold the office, and a former California Attorney General and U.S. Senator. She lost the 2024 general election to Donald Trump after replacing Joe Biden atop the Democratic ticket less than four months before Election Day. She is now in the final stretch of a multistate campaign tour for Democratic nominees ahead of the Nov. 3, 2026 midterm elections, and is widely seen as a possible 2028 presidential contender.
How it unfolded
- 2024Harris lost the 2024 general election to Donald Trump after replacing Joe Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket less than four months before Election Day.
- Oct 15, 2026AP reported Harris' expanded closing campaign stretch would span Oct. 21 to Oct. 30, covering New Hampshire, Wisconsin and Mississippi plus a Florida virtual event, with earlier-announced Georgia and Nevada stops.
- Oct 19, 2026Reports said Harris would travel to Mississippi on Thursday, Oct. 22, to campaign for Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Scott Colom.
- Oct 20, 2026Harris endorsed Cinde Warmington, the Democratic nominee for governor of New Hampshire, ahead of her visit there.
- Oct 21, 2026Harris rallied hundreds of Culinary Workers Union Local 226 members in Las Vegas, appearing with Attorney General Aaron Ford and Rep. Dina Titus, endorsing Ford for governor and criticizing the Trump administration.
- Oct 21, 2026Mississippi University for Women backed out of a plan to host Harris at Pohl Gymnasium; Colom confirmed a rally featuring Harris was set for 6 p.m. there, with a venue to be announced Wednesday.
- Oct 22, 2026Harris was scheduled to be in Mississippi with Scott Colom, including a healthcare roundtable in Clarksdale and a get-out-the-vote rally in Columbus.
- Oct 24, 2026Harris was scheduled to campaign in New Hampshire with Senate nominee Chris Pappas and take part in a discussion on reproductive care and abortion rights.
- Oct 26, 2026Harris and Wisconsin gubernatorial nominee David Crowley were scheduled to campaign together.
- Oct 28, 2026Harris was scheduled to begin a three-day Georgia swing, campaigning with Sen. Jon Ossoff and attending voter protection events.
- Oct 30, 2026Harris was scheduled to speak at the Fulton County Democratic Party's annual gala in Atlanta.
- Nov 3, 2026Election Day, with Harris rallying union members less than two weeks before the vote.
Who’s saying what
- Official
- Harris told Las Vegas union members that 'the power of the people reigns' and that the country is '13 days away from doing something about it to stop the pain.'
- Support
- New Hampshire gubernatorial nominee Cinde Warmington said Harris 'fought to build an economy that works for every single American' and that she is humbled by the endorsement.
- Party
- Rep. Dina Titus told the Las Vegas crowd, 'I don't know who can knock on doors like you can... You really are our army.'
- Public
- Union member Cynthia Trejon said, 'I feel like all of us have a voice, and a lot of people don't use it.'
Still unverified
Whether Harris will run for president in 2028 is unsettled; she has not ruled out another campaign, and the field could include several other high-profile Democrats.